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stefuel
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Location: Green Harbor MA USA
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: Time to replace PC monitor |
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Well, my 10 year old PC monitor is about to puke it's cookies out. Not complaining as it's served me well. I was toying with the idea of getting one of those Sony GDM-FW900's but was wondering first if there's a LCD version that would do the same thing. I like the idea of the Sony/Sun/and the HP version but damn they are heavy and cost quite a bit to ship. Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions for a replacement. Thanks,
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Mark_A_W
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Depends. Is it a normal PC use monitor? Or do you need to run various resolutions and strange refresh rates like I do on my CRT/FW900?
If not, get a Dell 1920x1200 LCD, they are sweet, if you can stretch that far.
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CZ Eddie
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Big LCD's are cheap and easier to ship these days. I like Marks suggestion about the Dell monitors. They have an outlet for used/refurbished monitors and are offering free shipping on some monitors right now.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/monitor?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh
I only went with a GDM because I sometimes watch DVD's or Netflix on-demand on my computer. If all I used it for was surfing the net, then I'd have stuck with my old Dell 19" LCD.
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ecrabb
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Make sure you check the reviews on a particular model if you're going to buy a Dell LCD. They sell everything from excellent stuff to complete crap.
At this point, some of the larger LCD's are really, really good. As much as I like the FW900, unless I could get a really, really good deal (as in a couple hundred total) on one, I'd much rather have a nice LCD. Take my opinion for what it's worth, but I'm a designer and I use my computers for photography and video all day every day. I just really like to use a good LCD, now.
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stefuel
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| ecrabb wrote: | Make sure you check the reviews on a particular model if you're going to buy a Dell LCD. They sell everything from excellent stuff to complete crap.
At this point, some of the larger LCD's are really, really good. As much as I like the FW900, unless I could get a really, really good deal (as in a couple hundred total) on one, I'd much rather have a nice LCD. Take my opinion for what it's worth, but I'm a designer and I use my computers for photography and video all day every day. I just really like to use a good LCD, now.
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You don't have to worry about me buying a Dell anything. I had a very bad experiance with them and will never buy anything from them again. I like the FW900 but when you factor in the shipping price plus the cost of a used one, you can get a same size LCD, new with a warrantee. One of the things I like about the Sony is the dual analog (HD-15 and RGBHV BNC) inputs. That would be handy as this PC is in the same room as the rack system for the theater. I have dual outputs on my NEC switcher so when I'm working on the rack, I would have a monitor here to check my work.
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CZ Eddie
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Chip, the newer ones don't have 5BNC anymore. It's DVI and HD-15 now. 
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